B. J. Crombeen

Brandon James Crombeen (born July 10, 1985) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the NHL for the Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning, drafted by the former in the second round, 54th overall, in 2003.

Playing career

Junior Crombeen started his junior hockey career with the OPJHL's Newmarket Hurricane 87's in the 2000–01 season. He then spent four seasons with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Barrie Colts. He had 170 points in 248 regular season games and 21 points in 44 playoff games for Barrie, also recording over 100 penalty minutes in each season.

Professional Crombeen was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the second round, 54th overall, of the 2003 NHL entry draft. In July 2005, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Stars.

Crombeen spent most of the 2007–08 season with the Iowa Stars, but was later recalled to the Dallas Stars in January and made his NHL debut. He played eight regular season games and five Stanley Cup playoff games for Dallas. In July 2008, he re-signed with the team as a restricted free agent. Crombeen played 15 games for Dallas early in the season, but in November, he was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Blues. He finished the 2008–09 season with St. Louis, playing in 66 games and scoring 17 points.

In June 2011, Crombeen signed a two-year contract extension with St. Louis. He suffered a broken left shoulder blade, however, in the Blues' final pre-season game in October. He finished the season with three points and 71 penalty minutes in 40 games.

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Crombeen signed a contract with the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL on November 16, 2012. He played 44 games for the Lightning that season, totaling eight points and 112 penalty minutes. On April 1, 2013, Tampa Bay announced the re-signing of Crombeen to a two-year contract extension. He skated 30 games that season, recording a goal and seven points to go along with 86 penalty minutes and a +6 plus-minus rating. Crombeen finished first on the Lightning and fifth in the NHL in penalty minutes accumulated for the 2012–13 season.

On June 29, 2014, the Arizona Coyotes acquired Crombeen and Sam Gagner from the Lightning in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2015 NHL entry draft. On October 28, 2014, Crombeen scored his first goal as a member of the Coyotes in a 7–3 loss to Tampa Bay. On November 14, Crombeen played in his 400th career NHL game in Arizona's 5–0 shutout victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

Crombeen retired in 2015 and took up a career in finance.

Personal life Despite being born in Denver, Colorado,

Crombeen was diagnosed at the age of nine with type 1 diabetes, one of the few athletes in professional sports with the condition. His father, Mike Crombeen, played five seasons for the Barons, Blues, and Whalers from 1977 to 1985.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Newmarket Hurricanes OPJHL 35 14 13 27 53 — — — — — 2001–02 Barrie Colts OHL 60 12 13 25 118 20 1 1 2 31 2002–03 Barrie Colts OHL 63 22 24 46 133 6 1 0 1 8 2003–04 Barrie Colts OHL 62 21 29 50 154 12 5 7 12 35 2004–05 Barrie Colts OHL 63 31 18 49 111 6 2 4 6 35 2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL 52 5 7 12 97 5 1 0 1 9 2005–06 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 8 5 3 8 5 — — — — — 2006–07 Ässät SM-l 55 13 9 22 152 — — — — — 2006–07 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 13 7 4 11 43 22 5 5 10 45 2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 65 14 14 28 158 — — — — — 2007–08 Dallas Stars NHL 8 0 2 2 39 5 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Dallas Stars NHL 15 1 4 5 26 — — — — — 2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 66 11 6 17 122 4 0 0 0 12 2009–10 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 7 8 15 168 — — — — — 2010–11 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 7 7 14 154 — — — — — 2011–12 St. Louis Blues NHL 40 1 2 3 71 7 1 0 1 31 2012–13 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 44 1 7 8 112 — — — — — 2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 55 3 7 10 79 2 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 58 3 3 6 79 — — — — — NHL totals 445 34 46 80 850 18 1 0 1 43

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2003 Canada WJC18 7 1 4 5 4 Junior totals 7 1 4 5 4